North Korea says it didn't demand a total relief from sanctions during the failed summit in Hanoi.
It contradicts US President Donald Trump's claim that talks between the two countries broke down because of the demand.
North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho says they asked only for partial sanctions relief.
He said the request was made in exchange for disabling its main nuclear complex.
Several people killed as bus crashes into stop in Stockholm
Several people were killed and injured when a bus hit a bus stop in central Stockholm on Friday.
Drone, missile attack on Kyiv injures 26, damages buildings
Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Friday, striking residential buildings and triggering explosions and fires across the Ukrainian capital, officials said.
BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit but rejects defamation claim
The British Broadcasting Corporation sent a personal apology to US President Donald Trump on Thursday but said there was no legal basis for him to sue the public broadcaster over a documentary his lawyers called defamatory.
Indian Prime Minister Modi's alliance set to easily win Bihar vote
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling coalition is set to comfortably retain power in state of Bihar, a vote count showed on Friday, giving him a boost after a disappointing national vote last year.
India's top court asks lawyers to argue online as air quality worsens
India's Supreme Court has asked lawyers to stay away and argue cases on a virtual platform instead, media said, in the latest disruption to life in the capital caused by deteriorating air quality.
